Howering Shrubs to 
Good Gardening Means Good Living. Trees and shrubs well chosen and 
placed make a house a home. A carefully selected list of flowers will add 
to the color and charm of your home and will provide flowers for border 
or bouquet from spring until frost. Add to your home by planting this 
spring. 
403-22 HYDRANGEA P. G. 
Massive, snowy white, cone-shaped flowers in August and September turn 
to a coppery pink as they mature. Dried blossom heads make fine winter: 
bouquets. 18-24 in., $1.35 each; 3 for $3.85, prepaid. 
403-21 HYDRANGEA A. G. 
Large, pure white blooms like snowballs from June until August. Grows 3 
to 4 feet tall. Hardy, thrives anywhere. Does especially well in shade. Should’ 
be cut back to within 8 inches of the ground each spring for best flowering 
results. 18-24 in., $1.35 each; 3 for $3.85, prepaid. 
403-17 FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell) 
Earliest shrub to bloom, Forsythia has great masses of bright yellow flowers 
before the leaves appear. Foliage is a rich dark green. Grows to about 5 feet. 
Should be protected in Minnesota. 2-3 ft., $1.35; 3 for $3.85. 18-24 in., 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.80, prepaid. 
403-52 WEIGELA EVA RATHKE 
Visitors will admire this excellent border and foundation shrub. In the spring 
it is covered with red trumpet-shaped flowers. Grows to be from 4 to 5 feet 
high. 2-3 ft., $1.60; 3 for $4.55. 18-24 in., $1.30 each; 3 for $3.65, prepaid. 
403-54 BLUE LEAF SHRUB 
A very charming shrub with silvery blue-green foliage. Grown primarily 
for hedging (see page 19) but we have had such a demand for shrub sizes 
er oraythia that we have grown some longer for that purpose. Grows only 3 to 4 feet 
high and is extremely hardy. Very colorful when worked in with such things 
as Golden Elder or Red Flash. 2-3 ft., $1.10 each; 3 for $3.10. 18-24 in.,, # 
90c each; 3 for $2.45, prepaid. . 
Golden Elder 
— 403-16 GOLDEN ELDER 
The bright yellow-green foliage contrasts richly with the green of other 
shrubs and even more so with such shrubs as Red Flash, and the Blue 
Leaf Shrub. From a distance it looks like a continuous bloom of yellow 
flowers all summer. Very hardy and grows rapidly. Grows to be 6 or 
7 feet tall. 3-4 ft., $1.50 each; 3 for $4.20. 2-3 ft., $1.25 each; 3 for 
$3.55, prepaid. 
403-32 
ROSE TREE OF CHINA 
(Prunus Triloba) ==— 
Branches are hidden under a fleecy 
cloud of bright pink double blos- 
soms resembling small pink roses, 
even before leaves are out in the 
spring. A breath-taking sight in 
full bloom, especially when it 
reaches full height of about 6 feet. 
Should be included in every yard. 
Very hardy and easy to grow. 3-4 
ft., $2.55 each; 3 for $7.35. 2-3 ft., 
$2.25 each; 3 for $6.45, prepaid. 
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